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- Plucking for funds
- Bryan sword assault makes cut on 'Saturday Night Live'
- Clinton criticizes Iran's nuke claims
- Rise in claims will put Social Security to the test
- Kids may get shorter breaks
- Polanski arrested on U.S. sex charge
- Study: Fewer terrorism suspects face trials
- Companies testing greener freezers
- Children, drugs often a bad mix
- Putting hefty taxes on rich doesn't always work
- 3 found dead in Garland home, police say
- Injured Stanford back in Conroe lockup after fight
- No malfunction before SC medical helicopter crash
- Speaking, Eating After Tonsil Cancer
- Flu Vaccine may Protect Against Heart Attacks
- Study: Premature Births More Common
- Healing Wounded Lungs
- Letters for September 28
- Calendar
- Attorney: Bombing tapes might be cut
- Third & short
- Sports in briefs
- NFL: Lions end long losing streak
- MLB roundup: Astros beat Reds
- Mickelson wins Tour Championship, but Tiger takes big prize
| Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT Austin songwriter Owen Temple (foreground) plays an original tune as fellow Texas songwriter Adam Carroll listens in as the pair take turns singing at Hullabaloo Diner in Wellborn. They were part of a daylong festival featuring a wide variety of arti ... |
| Bryan sword assault makes cut on 'Saturday Night Live' Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT Saturday Night Live took a stab at a recent incident involving a Bryan man accused of injuring two roommates with a sword during a dispute.The NBC program Saturday featured the Sept. 17 incident on "Weekend Update," an entertaining take on headlines ... |
| Clinton criticizes Iran's nuke claims Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she doesn't believe Iran can convince the U.S. and other world powers that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, putting Tehran on course for tougher economic penalties beyond the current ... |
| Rise in claims will put Social Security to the test Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Big job losses and a spike in early retirement claims from laid-off seniors will force Social Security to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years, the first time that's happened since the 1980s.The deficits ... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way.Obama says American kids spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with other students around ... |
| Polanski arrested on U.S. sex charge Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT ZURICH -- Director Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police as he flew in for the Zurich Film Festival and faces possible extradition to the United States for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, authorities said Sunday.Polanski was schedul ... |
| Study: Fewer terrorism suspects face trials Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The government is prosecuting only about one out of four of those charged in connection with terrorism, according to a study that suggests federal agencies don't agree on who is a terrorist.People charged with terrorism often go free be ... |
| Companies testing greener freezers Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT Some of the world's largest consumer product companies are promoting freezers and refrigerators in the U.S. that use propane, butane and other coolants that don't trap heat in the atmosphere as much as conventional refrigerants.The new so-called hydr ... |
| Children, drugs often a bad mix Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT More than half a million U.S. children yearly have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treatment and sometimes hospitalization, new research shows.Parents should pay close attention when their children are st ... |
| Putting hefty taxes on rich doesn't always work Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. -- This year, New York's deep-pocketed rich were required to dig even deeper to help shore up state finances.They now pay higher taxes on their income and on limousines and yachts, more to enter a horse in a race and more to dabble in re ... |
| 3 found dead in Garland home, police say Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT GARLAND, Texas -- Police suspect a double murder and a suicide in the deaths of three people whose bodies were found at a Dallas-area home.Garland police discovered the bodies Sunday afternoon following a standoff that began just before midnight Satu ... |
| Injured Stanford back in Conroe lockup after fight Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT CONROE, Texas -- Texas financier R. Allen Stanford returned to a lockup after being hospitalized for treatment of a concussion following a jail fight.Court-appointed attorney Kent Schaffer told the Associated Press on Monday that his client had super ... |
| No malfunction before SC medical helicopter crash Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT GEORGETOWN, S.C. -- Federal safety investigators found no indication that a medical helicopter malfunctioned before crashing, killing all three crew members on board, and hope to find witnesses who saw it come down in coastal South Carolina.National ... |
| Speaking, Eating After Tonsil Cancer Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:11 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) A new technique for reconstructing the palate after tonsil cancer surgery maintained patients' ability to speak clearly and eat most foods, a new study shows. "This is the area that triggers swallowing, that separates the mouth ... |
| Flu Vaccine may Protect Against Heart Attacks Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:11 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Flu can trigger heart attacks and cause cardiovascular death, but the influenza vaccine may offer protection for cardiac patients. Researchers say greater efforts are needed to encourage people with heart disease and diabetes ... |
| Study: Premature Births More Common Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:10 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Premature births in Scotland are nearly 10 times more common than they were 25 years ago, but survival rates of babies born early have improved dramatically, a study showsThe risk of neonatal death from premature birth more tha ... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:10 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out the steps a set of white blood cells takes toward recovery after serious lung injury. The white blood cells are called regulatory T cells -- "Tregs" for short -- and their best known ... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT Community will cherish memory of Travis BryanTo say that Brazos County has lost a "community leader" or a "legend" is to trivialize the life of Travis Bryan Jr. He was much more than these words express. Bryan was a giant among men and the last to re ... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDARSRegister for the Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes class series for adults with type 2 diabetes. The five-part series will be held at the B-CS Community Health Center, 3370 Texas Avenue S. in Bryan from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays from Oct. 5 ... |
| Attorney: Bombing tapes might be cut Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:31 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY -- Long-secret security tapes showing the chaos immediately after the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building are blank in the minutes before the blast and appear to have been edited, an attorney who obtained the recordin ... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT COLLEGE FOOTBALLLUBBOCK -- Texas Tech offensive lineman Brandon Carter has been suspended indefinitely by coach Mike Leach for violating team rules.The Red Raiders didn't provide specifics Sunday night. They lost to No. 17 Houston 29-28 on Saturday n ... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT Baylor's Griffin out for season with knee injuryWACO -- Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin will miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury.The school announced Sunday that Griffin tore his ACL in the first half of the Bears' 68-13 victory ag ... |
| NFL: Lions end long losing streak Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions ended their 19-game losing streak by holding off the Redskins 19-14 on Sunday.Matthew Stafford threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Bryant Johnson in the first quarter and the two connected to draw a key penalty to set up a ... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT Astros 3, Reds 2: HOUSTON -- Wandy Rodriguez pitched six solid innings, Humberto Quintero homered and Houston ended Cincinnati's six-game winning streak on Sunday.Rodriguez (14-11) allowed two runs and nine hits. He walked one and struck out nine in ... |
| Mickelson wins Tour Championship, but Tiger takes big prize Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:05 PM PDT ATLANTA -- Phil Mickelson capped off a tumultuous summer at home with a spectacular rally Sunday to win the Tour Championship.Tiger Woods finished another big year by winning the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus.In a riveting conclusion to golf's ... |
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